Please provide the following information to register for a new account.

Individual Information

Forename

This field is requiredThe forename can contain only letters and hyphens. There should be no space or hyphen at the start and end of name.

Middle Name(s)

The middle name can contain only letters and hyphens. There should be no space or hyphen at the start and end of name.

Surname

This field is requiredThe surname can contain only letters and hyphens. There should be no space or hyphen at the start and end of name.

Nick Name

Username

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Password

This field is requiredPassword and Confirm Password should match

Confirm Password

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Email

This field is requiredEmail format is not validEmail and Confirm Email should match

Confirm Email

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Landline Number

This field is requiredThe Landline Number can have only numbers.

Mobile Number

This field is requiredThe Mobile Number can have only numbers.

SMS Notifications

The SIA will usually contact you via your online account. However, if you would like, we can also contact you via text message.

If you would like the SIA to send you text messages regarding the status of any applications made by you, or on your behalf, please tick yes.

You can stop receiving the SIA’s text message notifications at any time by updating your account settings in your online account.

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Select a Security Question

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Answer

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Business details

Business Account Type

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Business Name

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Organisation address

Address details are required

UK Address

Non-UK Address

Search Postcode

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Building number or house name

This field is requiredThe address line 1 can have only letters, numbers, apostrophe and '&'.

Street Name

The address line 2 can have only letters, numbers, apostrophe and '&'.

Town / City

This field is requiredThe city/town name can have only letters, numbers, apostrophe and '&'.

Postcode

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Country / Region

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Telephone Number

This field is requiredThe Landline Number can have only numbers.

Email Address

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Website

Companies House Registration Number or Charity Commission Registration Number (If Available)

Portal account privacy notice

What information will we collect from you?

When you set up an SIA online account, we ask you to give us some personal information. This will include your name, address, unique personal identification information, and contact details.

You can use your online account to submit licence applications and to contact us.

Why do we collect this information?

The SIA is a Home Office non-departmental public body. The information in your online account will be used by the SIA to carry out its statutory functions under the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

For example, we will use information we hold about you to:

o Create and maintain an SIA account in your name.

o If you make a licence application or hold a licence, decide whether you meet / continue to meet the SIA’s licence criteria. For information regarding the checks we make please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.

o Share information with organisations to conduct checks against the SIA licensing criteria.

o The SIA shares information with a number of organisations in order to conduct checks against its licensing criteria. For information regarding the information we need to share in order to conduct these checks please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.

o The SIA also shares and receives information with other government agencies in order to check the information we hold / they hold is accurate, to prevent or detect crime, or as otherwise allowed by law. For example, the information in this online account may be shared with agencies such as the Home Office, the Police, HM Revenue and Customs, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Passport Office, Disclosure bodies and the National Crime Agency.

More information

For more information on how your information is used, how long we store your information, how we maintain the security of the information we hold, and your rights to access the information we hold about you, please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.

- Right to work – We will verify with the Home Office that you have the right to work in the UK

- Non-conviction information – If we are provided with, or hold, any other information that may be relevant as to whether you are a fit and proper person to work in the private security industry we will conduct further checks with appropriate bodies.

We share information with other government agencies in order to check the information we hold is accurate, to prevent or detect crime, or as otherwise allowed by law. For example, the information you provide may be shared with agencies such as the Home Office, the Police, HM Revenue and Customs, Department for Work and Pensions, HMPO, Experian, Disclosure bodies and the National Crime Agency. For further information please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.